Rockabye Baby

I am a horrible horrible friend. Jennie, you deserve better than me. No, I know, it is true. Please spit in my face the next time you see me. (please don't. it was just a figure of speech) (don't be so literal. gaaah!)

Why am I horrible? Well, Jennie was thoughtful enough to get the quintessential cd for any to-be-parent-who-loves-a-little-metal. At Carisa's baby shower, Jennie got us two things. I have no idea what the baby thing was, but I do know the cd "Rockabye Baby" is freaking GOLD! From the cd sleeve....

"Rockabye Baby transforms timelss rock songs into beautiful instrumental lullabies. The soothing sounds of the glockenspiel, vibraphone, mellotron, and other instruments will lull your baby into a sweet slumber. On this album, they'll enjoy Metalllica's best known anthems without the pesky earplugs you didn't bother to wear growing up. (Note to young ones: wear those earplugs. I have the early onset of tinitius. Metal is so good, but so bad for you.) We've turned down the volume from an eleven to a two, and made the bed ourselves. Say your prayers little one. Tonight the sandman will be gently rocking you to sleep with these essential masterpieces of rock 'n' roll."

I never thought you could headbang to a glockenspiel, but let me tell you, I gave myself a little whiplash the first play through. I was amazed they could reproduce the genius of Clifford Burton with "(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth." The only disappointing part of this cd, is that you round the corner of a gentle mellotron and expect Kirk or James to bust out into the hardest mutherf.... riff on the vibraphone, but it never comes. That's the way it rolls sometimes.

Jennie, you know how to rock...